Choose The Patient: After Hours
Choose The Patient: After Hours if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Patient: After Hours launched in 2022.
The Patient: After Hours vs Tunnel Baby
The Patient: After Hours and Tunnel Baby both land in Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Indie games on Steam. The Patient: After Hours (2022) is 4 years older than Tunnel Baby (2026). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Tunnel Baby
Choose Tunnel Baby if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Tunnel Baby launched in 2026.
Both The Patient: After Hours and Tunnel Baby sit in Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Patient: After Hours |  Tunnel Baby | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 8 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Aaron Wise | Corbine LLC |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- The Patient: After Hours (2022) is 4 years older than Tunnel Baby (2026).
The Patient: After Hours vs Tunnel Baby — FAQ
- Should I play The Patient: After Hours or Tunnel Baby first?
- If you want chronology, The Patient: After Hours (2022) came out before Tunnel Baby (2026). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are The Patient: After Hours and Tunnel Baby similar?
- They overlap on Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.